BALIK PULAU: A father of two has been fined RM6,000 by a Magistrate's Court here for possessing child sexual abuse materials and pornographic videos on his computer.
The 45-year-old pleaded guilty to both charges after they were read to him before Magistrate Chia Huey Ting on Friday (Dec 27).
On the first charge, he is accused of possessing child sexual abuse materials at his residence in Bayan Lepas at 9.20pm on Monday (Dec 23).
He was charged under Section 10 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 which carries a maximum prison sentence of five years or a fine of up to RM10,000 or both upon conviction.
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For the second charge, he is accused of having in his possession pornographic videos at the same location and time.
He was charged under Section 292 (a) of the Penal Code which provides for a prison sentence of up to three years or a fine, or both if found guilty.
DPP R. Lushani urged the court to impose an appropriate punishment as a lesson to the accused.
However, the accused's counsel from the National Legal Aid Foundation requested that his client only be fined as he had to support his wife and children as well as his mother.
"The accused has apologised, repented and promised not to repeat this offence," he said.
Chia then fined the accused RM4,000 for the first charge and RM2,000 for the second charge.
It was reported earlier this week that the police and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), working together under Ops Pedo Bersepadu PDRM-MCMC, had arrested several individuals from various socio-economic backgrounds for possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials.
The operation, spearheaded by Bukit Aman's Sexual, Women and Children Investigation Division (D11), involved a series of coordinated raids in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor, Terengganu, Penang and Perak.
